Thorpe Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Where is the divide for north west France?I would have thought that Brittany could have been an area on its own by the number of residents for this site that have settled there!I find it most confusing exchanging about various areas which are supposed to be within this area - some I would find really timeconsuming to visit and have no culture connection with Brittany!Out of my own preference I would rather see Brittany on its own! What about other forum members? Surely it is an unique area on its own without dragging other areas into it?Ok, maybe I am missing the plot that techcnologically that is (ict) that it is more convenient for adminstration, but surely sensibly Brittany is an area unique on its own?chrissy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixietoadstool Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Well Haute Normandie is certainly a long way away from Basse Normandie at its extremities and so Pas de Calais is even further (and the Somme??!!). It is difficult knowing where to draw the line. We are in Manche (Basse Normandie) but only about 25 minutes drive from Brittany - the scenery is very similar and it is Armorican - the same land mass as Brittany. I expect this is why someone somewhere takes the plunge and decides where the limits will be.Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Brittany did have it' own section whenthis site first started up and was integrated a couple of years ago into all the rest of northern France. I personally do not like being put in with the Pas de Calais or Somme region, we have nothing in common and like you two would welcome Brittany and Normandy back seperately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Hey you guys I'm very hurt! Where would you like the social pariahs of Picardie and Pas-de-Calais to go to? Shall we join with Alsace and Bourgogne, which are a lot further away, and very genuinely culturally different? Or should we not be here at all?On a point of geography, the Somme doesn't warrant a "??!!" as it is nearer to Normandie than Pas-de-Calais is (no offence P-d-C) - my little bit of heaven on the Baie de Somme is just a few miles from the Normandy border. Maybe you have got your battles in a twist and are lumping it into Flanders?Re the "nothing in common" - where I am, the food, climate, landscape and culture are very similar to those of Normandie (and it was William the Conqueror's actual point of departure en route to Hastings!).Anyway, on a more serious note, it's hardly a big deal that, for admin ease, the forums have to be grouped into large geographical chunks, so long as you know where to look for your area. It's easy enough to identify posts that are related to your area/interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 How about we float Brittany out into the Atlantic and see if it sinks under the weight of all the members who are based there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Fay - is that something out of the film 'Gremlins' you are using as an avatar? Sorry, that's a different post. Ignore me or go to the other post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 She does look a bit like it doesn't she! No, it's my Devon Rex cat Pyewacket when she was a kitten. Belly-on-legs we used to call her. She has grown into her ears a bit now...Re post just above, LOL.(What other post...?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I meant this one:Your avatarDon't reply again here or forum admin may pull us up for going off topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruedeleglise Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Good on you Fay. There is so much going for the Baie de Somme area, not least that there are fewer "Brits" around except in the lemming months of July and August than in many other parts. At least we in the Baie area are generally welcomed and there is no flag burning here!Ruedeleglise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmobile Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Surely the Pas-de Calais should be the region to be given its own section (OK, I'll allow the Somme in, but not the whole of Picardie). Furthermore the Pas-de Calais section should be the first in the listings.After all, it's obvious that the rest of France is just an appendage, dangling off the bottom of this important, historic region. A region which has the strategic advantage of being situated within 3 hours drive of 4 European capital cities - 5, if you count Luxembourg - yet retains a truly France Profonde ambiance.Brittany is so far detached from mainstream France, it should be lumped in with Corsica or even the DOM/TOM bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 [quote user="Patmobile"]Brittany is so far detached from mainstream France, it should be lumped in with Corsica or even the DOM/TOM bits.[/quote][:-))] [:-))] [:-))]Better check with Corsica et al first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Hi Ruedeleglisewhere abouts on the baie are you (send a PM if you prefer not to say out loud, or indeed ignore this entirely)? Fay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Chrissy I think perhaps you perhaps are having a quiet night avec du vin et l'ordinateur? Too much babysitting perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sorry too much perhapsing in my other post!!!!! Perhaps it's time to partake of a glass (or two) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Ummm - Chrissy posted that over four months ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 [quote user="Fay"] ...Maybe you have got your battles in a twist and are lumping it into Flanders? ....[/quote]I won't hear a word said against French Flanders!I love its flatness and huge skies - what a variety of *weather* you can see around you. I rave over the belfries with their jolly carillons; the crow-stepped gables; the ancient brick houses and churches with their inbuilt designs of "runes"; the crazy carnivals with their 15-foot-high giants; the quirky estaminets with their hearty servings of potjevleesch and their table-top pub games; great little towns and villages, such as Esquelbecq, Wormhout, Cassel and Godewaersvelde (no, I can't pronounce it either!); and their bizarre sports like javelots, bourles and vertical archery...Sorry, have I got carried away a bit there? [:D]Anyway, it was only to say that it doesn't have much in common with Brittany; Flanders is much more exciting...Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I remember French and Flanders - a female comedy double act, weren't they? Or was that Saunders and Simpson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sure you're not thinking of Flanders and Swann, Cassis? (Dating myself there!) [;-)] I used to love them, too, actually...Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Just for you, Angela.[img]http://www.donaldswann.co.uk/hat5.jpg[/img]Linked to Donald Swann's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 [:D] [:D] [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Gosh, no offence intended - I love Flanders too; nearly bought a house there once. At Boescheppe if I recall correctly. Got pipped at the post.I only meant that the implication in an earlier post was that the Somme is further away from Normandy than Pas-de-Calais is, when it (Somme) is actually next to it (Normandy), and I wondered if the post-er had lumped together the two WW1 battlegrounds. It's not uncommon for people to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I know, I know... Tongue was slightly in cheek [;-)] But I DO love French Flanders. And the Somme. And the bits in between.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Monsieur SmithIt might have been a big bottle of wine!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 My wife was given a mug by one of her class last year. It says, "I'm on a gin and tonic diet. So far I've lost two days."Are you similar, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Losing days? Sometimes I can look back over some weeks and not know what I've done! Sadly that's down to overwork and not over indulgence! Sorry for the delay in replying...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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